starschipp
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We have had to switch to a PO Box since vandals have damaged our regular mailbox yet again.....are most contests okay with PO Boxes? Any suggestions?
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colleenjudge
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Most sweeps say NO PO boxes because they ship prizes by UPS or FedEx. Perhaps you could use the address of a friend or relative for sweeping. Or, I think places like the UPS Store, if you have one nearby, have street addresses you get to use (for a fee) and they call you when you have mail or a package or something. (Not positive about the UPS Store but I think so)
I have a PO box also and have trouble with this. What I had been doing was street address on first line, #(my box number) on the second line. This seemed to work most of the time, but I know that some of my mail was returned, I guess depending on who sorted the mail. Now I fill it out with street address first line, box (my box number) on the second line. I believe this works better but I guess I could be disqualified by a finicky JA. I have been called before and when giving them the address told they did not accept po boxes, gave them my street address and they mailed it and I still received it in my PO box. I guess an advantage of living in a smaller town.
I would be fine with them not accepting PO boxes if they would always use UPS or Fedex, but a lot of them ban PO boxes then mail the prizes. Some of us have no choice but to use PO boxes. I guess it happens, but how many people would really have multiple boxes to get extra entries? I barely have time to enter what I am entering now, much less entering them multiple times.
I would be fine with them not accepting PO boxes if they would always use UPS or Fedex, but a lot of them ban PO boxes then mail the prizes. Some of us have no choice but to use PO boxes. I guess it happens, but how many people would really have multiple boxes to get extra entries? I barely have time to enter what I am entering now, much less entering them multiple times.